The Vernon-South Africa Connection

Winners Announced

The winners of the 2017 Calendar Photo contest have been announced and the winning photo was by 15 year old Isabelle Harnett. The announcement was made at the “People’s Choice” event held at the Schubert Centre where the public was invited to select 4 photos to be featured on the calendar cover.

This year we had a record number of entries and in the end our judge, Wayne Emde, selected the stunning photo below by Isabelle.

Complete list of winners:

January – Isabelle Harnett, (Snowshoeing in the Sun) – 1st Prize

February – Hugh Clarke (Winter Coyote on a Deer Trail)

March – Grahame Go (Basking in the Sun)

April – Hellmut Noelle (Making Honey)

May – Anne Clarke (Opsrey Pair … and here’s a fish for you)

June – Stephen Hanon (Kalamalka Lake from the Crest Trail)

July – Shane McDonald (The Twins at the Beach)

August – Sue Harnett (Waiting for a Swinger)

September – Cheryl Wiles (Blaze of Glory) – 3rd Prize

October – Diane Ward (Through the Looking Glass)

November – Carol Schroeder (The End of an Era) – 2nd Prize

December – Sue Ulmer (Snow Surfin’)

January – Mary Stebbins (A Winter Refuge)

The People’s Choice Awards:

Winter – Hugh Clarke (Winter Coyote on a Deer Trail)

Spring – Anne Clarke (A Hummingbird Eyes the Honeysuckle)

Summer – Sue Harnett (Waiting for a Swinger)

Fall – Carol Schroeder (The End of an Era)

Calendars will be for sale shortly at various local craft events before Christmas, online in our Grannies Store, and from Grannies Steering Committee members.